April 29 - Births

Births

• 1665 – James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, Irish statesman and soldier (d. 1745)
• 1667 – John Arbuthnot, English physician and satirist (d. 1735)
• 1686 – Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman (d. 1742)
• 1727 – Jean-Georges Noverre, French dancer (d. 1810)
• 1745 – Oliver Ellsworth, 3rd Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1807)
• 1758 – Georg Carl von Döbeln, Swedish Lieutenant General and war hero (d. 1820)
• 1762 – Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, French marshal (d. 1833)
• 1769 – Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Anglo-Irish statesman (d. 1852)
• 1780 – Charles Nodier, French writer (d. 1844)
• 1784 – Samuel Turell Armstrong, American politician and acting Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1850)
• 1810 – Thomas Adolphus Trollope, British author and journalist, (d. 1892)
• 1818 – Tsar Alexander II of Russia (d. 1881)
• 1837 – Georges Boulanger, French general and politician (d. 1891)
• 1842 – Karl Millöcker, Dutch composer (d. 1899)
• 1848 – Raja Ravi Varma,Indian painter (d.1906)
• 1854 – Henri Poincaré, French mathematician and physicist (d. 1912)
• 1863 – William Randolph Hearst, American publisher (d. 1951)
• 1863 – Constantine P. Cavafy, Greek poet (d. 1933)
• 1863 – Maria Theresa Ledochowska, Polish-Austrian Catholic nun (d. 1922)
• 1872 – Harry Payne Whitney, American businessman (d. 1930)
• 1875 – Rafael Sabatini, Italian/British writer (d. 1950)
• 1876 – Zauditu of Ethiopia (d. 1930)
• 1879 – Thomas Beecham, British conductor (d. 1961)
• 1882 – Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman, Dutch artist and printer (d. 1945)
• 1885 – Egon Erwin Kisch, Czech journalist and author (d. 1948)
• 1893 – Harold Urey, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981)
• 1895 – Malcolm Sargent, British conductor (d. 1967)
• 1899 – Duke Ellington, American jazz pianist and bandleader (d. 1974)
• 1901 – Hirohito, Emperor of Japan (d. 1989)
• 1907 – Tino Rossi, French singer and actor (d. 1983)
• 1907 – Fred Zinnemann, Austrian-born American film director (d. 1997)
• 1908 – Jack Williamson, American writer (d. 2006)
• 1909 – Tom Ewell, American actor (d. 1994)
• 1912 – Richard Carlson, American actor (d. 1977)
• 1915 – Donald Mills, American singer (Mills Brothers) (d. 1999)
• 1917 – Celeste Holm, American actress
• 1918 – George Allen, American football player and coach (d. 1990)
• 1919 – Gérard Oury, French film actor and director (d. 2006)
• 1920 – Harold Shapero, American composer
• 1920 – Edward Blishen, English author (d. 1996)
• 1922 – Helmut Krackowizer, Austrian motorcyclist (d. 2001)
• 1922 – Toots Thielemans, Belgian jazz guitarist and harmonica player
• 1924 – Al Balding, Canadian golfer (d. 2006)
• 1924 – Zizi Jeanmaire, French ballet dancer and actress
• 1925 – Ned Austin, American character actor (d. 2007)
• 1925 – John Compton, Saint Lucian Prime Minister (d. 2007)
• 1925 – Iwao Takamoto, American animator, producer and film director (d. 2007)
• 1926 – Elmer Kelton, American Western novelist (d. 2009)
• 1928 – Carl Gardner, American singer (The Coasters)
• 1929 – Ray Baretto, American jazz musician (d. 2006)
• 1929 – Walter Kempowski, German author (d. 2007)
• 1929 – Mickey McDermott, American baseball player (d. 2003)
• 1929 – Peter Sculthorpe, Australian composer
• 1930 – Jean Rochefort, French actor
• 1931 – Frank Auerbach, German-born British painter
• 1931 – Lonnie Donegan, British musician (d. 2002)
• 1932 – Joy Clements, American soprano (d. 2005)
• 1933 – Mark Eyskens, Prime Minister of Belgium
• 1933 – Rod McKuen, American poet and composer
• 1934 – Luis Aparicio, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1934 – Pedro Pires, 3rd President of Cape Verde
• 1934 – Otis Rush, American musician
• 1936 – Zubin Mehta, Indian-born conductor
• 1936 – Adolfo Nicolás, Spanish priest
• 1936 – April Stevens, American singer
• 1936 – Lane Smith, American actor (d. 2005)
• 1937 – Jill Paton Walsh, British writer
• 1938 – Fred Dibnah, British television personality (d. 2004)
• 1938 – Bernard Madoff, American convict, Ponzi scheme operator
• 1938 – Klaus Voormann, German musician, artist, and record producer
• 1942 – Galina Kulakova, Soviet cross country skier
• 1944 – Princess Benedikte of Denmark
• 1944 – Richard Kline, American actor and director
• 1944 – Francis Lee, British footballer
• 1945 – Tammi Terrell, American singer (d. 1970)
• 1947 – Serge Bernier, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1947 – Olavo de Carvalho, Brazilian philosopher
• 1947 – Tommy James, American musician
• 1947 – Jim Ryun, American athlete and politician
• 1948 – Bruce Cutler, American attorney
• 1948 – Michael Karoli, German guitarist and violinist (Can) (d. 2001)
• 1950 – Phillip Noyce, Australian film director
• 1950 – Debbie Stabenow, American politician, junior senator of Michigan
• 1951 – Dale Earnhardt, American race car driver (d. 2001)
• 1952 – Nora Dunn, American actress
• 1952 – David Icke, Briti writer
• 1952 – Bob McClure, American baseball player
• 1954 – Jake Burton Carpenter, American snowboarder
• 1954 – Jerry Seinfeld, American comedian
• 1955 – Wendee Lee, American voice actress
• 1955 – Richard Epcar, American voice actor
• 1955 – Kate Mulgrew, American actress
• 1955 – Gino Quilico, Canadian baritone
• 1956 – Sofia Sakorafa, Greek javelin thrower and politician
• 1956 – Ketil Stokkan, Norwegian singer
• 1957 – Daniel Day-Lewis, British-Irish actor
• 1957 – Mark Kendall, American guitarist
• 1957 – Timothy Treadwell, American ecologist (d. 2003)
• 1958 – Michelle Pfeiffer, American actress
• 1958 – Eve Plumb, American actress
• 1958 – Gary Cohen, Baseball broadcaster
• 1958 – Martin Whitmarsh, British businessman, CEO of McLaren Racing
• 1960 – Phil King, British bassist
• 1960 – Robert J. Sawyer, Canadian writer
• 1960 – Caveh Zahedi, American filmmaker
• 1961 – Fumihiko Tachiki, Japanese seiyū
• 1963 – Mike Babcock, NHL Coach
• 1964 – Federico Castelluccio, Italian-American actor
• 1964 – Mohammad Qatanani, Muslim Imam
• 1966 – Phil Tufnell, British cricketer
• 1967 – Curtis Joseph, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1967 – Master P, American rapper
• 1968 – Carnie Wilson, American singer
• 1969 – Paul Adelstein, American actor
• 1969 – İzel, Turkish singer
• 1970 – Andre Agassi, American tennis player
• 1970 – China Forbes, American singer and songwriter (Pink Martini)
• 1970 – Uma Thurman, American actress
• 1971 – Sam Michael, Australian engineer
• 1971 – Tamara Johnson-George, American singer (SWV)
• 1972 – Dustin McDaniel, American politician
• 1973 – David Belle, French physical educator
• 1973 – Johan Hegg, Swedish heavy metal vocalist
• 1974 – Anggun, Indonesian singer
• 1974 – Pascal Cygan, French footballer
• 1974 – Julian Knowle, Austrian tennis player
• 1974 – Jasper Wood, Canadian violinist
• 1975 – Béres Zoo, Hungarian radio DJ
• 1975 – Rafael Betancourt, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1975 – Eric Koston, Thai American professional skateboarder
• 1976 – Jay Orpin, Swedish composer and producer
• 1977 – Rocío Carrasco, Spanish TV host and socialite
• 1977 – Claus Jensen, Danish footballer
• 1978 – Tony Armas, Jr., Venezuelan baseball player
• 1978 – Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan, American tennis players
• 1978 – Craig Gower, Australian rugby league and union player
• 1979 – Ryan Sharp, British racing driver
• 1979 – Jo O'Meara, British singer (S Club)
• 1979 – Lee Dong-Gook, Korean footballer
• 1979 – Matt Tong, British drummer (Bloc Party)
• 1980 – Mathieu Biron, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1980 – Kian Egan, Irish singer (Westlife)
• 1980 – Kelly Shoppach, American baseball player
• 1981 – George McCartney, Northern Irish footballer
• 1981 – Émilie Mondor, Canadian athlete (d. 2006)
• 1981 – Alex Vincent, American actor
• 1982 – Travis Smith, American drummer (Trivium)
• 1983 – Jay Cutler, American football player
• 1983 – Yuriko Shiratori, Japanese gravure idol and actress
• 1983 – David Lee, American basketball player
• 1983 – Tommie Harris, American football player
• 1983 – Sam Jones III, American actor
• 1984 – Taylor Cole, American actress
• 1984 – Firass Dirani, Australian actor
• 1984 – Phạm Văn Quyến, Vietnamese footballer
• 1984 – Vasilis Xanthopoulos, Greek basketball player
• 1986 – Renee Alway, American model
• 1987 – Alicia Morton, American actress
• 1988 – Jonathan Toews, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1989 – Charlotte Francis, English actress
• 2003 – Barbaro, American thoroughbred racehorse (d. 2007)